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Pyrite oxidation leads to acidic conditions due to:
A. a slow chemical oxidation of FeS2
B. a rapid chemical oxidation of FeS2
C. Bacterial oxidation of Fe++
D. All of these
Solution
Pyrite(FeS2) is a irion sulphide allso called fools gold found i n earth's crust especially in coals
and mineral ores.
The various steps of pyrite oxidation is as follws
2 FeS2 + 7 O2 + 2 H2O => 2 Fe2+ + 4 SO42- + 4 H+
Pyrite + Oxygen + Water => Ferrous Iron + Sulfate + Acidity
4 Fe2+ + O2 + 4 H+ => 4 Fe3+ + 2 H2O
Ferrous Iron + Oxygen + Acidity => Ferric Iron + Water
4 Fe3+ + 12 H2O => 4 Fe(OH)3 ¯ + 12 H+
Ferric Iron + Water => Ferric Hydroxide (yellowboy) + Acidity
FeS2 + 14 Fe3+ + 8 H2O => 15 Fe2+ + 2 SO42- + 16 H+
Pyrite + Ferric Iron + Water => Ferrous Iron + Sulfate + Acidity
pyrite oxidation occurs at slow rate in rocks but some bacterias increases the rate of pyryte
oxidation

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